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Chicago buyers shouldn't be afraid to ask for deals
Deals and incentives abound in the current housing market, but not everyone is offering them, and experts say buyers would be well-advised to ask for [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Wicker Park: August -- A grocery store opens in old Hillary's Urban Eatery lo [...]
Face of which Chicago 'hood?
A free YoChicago T-shirt to the first person with a correct answer. Good luck! (Photo credit: chifoto@gmail.com.) [...]
Comment of the day: proud to be excluded
Earlier today we posted (tongue firmly in cheek) on the "astounding good taste" of the American public, as reflected in the American Institute of Arch [...]
How do you sell a curvaceous condo? Call in the folks from IKEA
When we looked at the whacky shape of one of the floor plans at the Citizens State Bank Lofts yesterday, it reminded us of a chat we had with the folk [...]
Old Town hotel/restaurant update
That project at the corner of Wells, Lincoln and Clark that was reported on many weeks ago right here on the Yo is starting to take shape.
The entire [...]
Ripped from the headlines
Troutman holds up Columbia Point project Sun-Times
3 condo projects get $825 million in financing Crain's
Apt. REIT drops plans for Lake Shore Dr [...]
Lissner to developers: Time to take "a little bit of a vacation"
A glut of unsold inventory is likely to be the biggest challenge for the downtown residential real estate market in 2007, according to Gail Lissner of [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Dubin offering $10,000 discounts on townhomes, condos
Dubin Residential is offering buyers $10,000 off the purchase price on remaining units and townhomes at several developments. In many cases, the units [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
West Lakeview & Roscoe Village: Legacy of Chicago's film industry found at St [...]
Can pop stars sell condos in Chicago?
In Chicago, we all know "starchitects" like Helmut Jahn and Lucien Lagrange can move condos. After all, advertisements for Schatz Development's 600 [...]
Chicago deal of the day: R+D659 offers 1.5 percent rate cut
A few Chicago developers are offering buyers finance programs, which are often contingent on securing a mortgage with a preferred lender who is someho [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
DePaul: Pack of Elmos roaming through DePaul
Wicker Park: North and Ashlan [...]
Homeless in the Loop pedway
YoChicago's sister publication, New Homes Magazine, has a long and proud tradition of printing images of the homeless in affluent neighborhoods. We do [...]
My life's an absolute fairy tale
Watch the video for a charming biography of Sean Conlon, who's been called "a great Irish success story." Parts two and three are at YouTube.
Discl [...]
Your chance of having a rich social life improves in the suburbs, study finds
At last, a reason not to hate sprawl: suburbanites have closer ties to their communities than city dwellers, according to a recent study (pdf). Two ec [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
West Lakeview & Roscoe Village: Why do people hate the cable company?
Lake [...]
Chicago auction action: hammer time at Park Village Condos
March 6 is hammer time at the Park Village Condominiums, a 63-unit development at 2451 W Howard St, just south of the Evanston border. Thirty-two of [...]
The death of Irish music in Lincoln Square
The short-lived Irish traditional music session on Sundays at The Atlantic Bar & Grill, 5062 N. Lincoln Ave. (773-506-7090), has been shelved for the [...]
Work begins on former Louie on the Park space at key Old Town Triangle location
Construction began Saturday on the former Louie on the Park bar and restaurant at the corner of Clark, Wells and Lincoln. A wooden super-structure (if [...]